Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 128, Decatur, Adams County, 29 May 1928 — Page 5

SOCIWY

CLUB calender TuMday l> a i lota Xi. Mrs. Clifford Saylors, 7:30 pm. Rebekah initiation, 7:30 pm. Hoot Township Four-H Club Josephine Hill 2 P' n - Kirkland Ladies Club, school building, 1:00 P. M. Tri Kappa, Mrs. Bryco Thomas, 6:30 p- ni. Thursday I Evangelical Indies Aid, church parlors. 2:00 P. M. Corinthian class of Christian Sunday school, with Lucile and Ruth Engle 7:30 pm. 500 Club—Mrs. L. 11. Kleiuheuz. Friday | Methodist W. 11. M. S. Mrs. Allen Mil Iler. 2:30 P. M. * Pocohontas Initiation and potluck supper 7:30 P. M. I The Corinthian class of the Christian Sunday school will meet Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Lucile and Ruth Engle. I The W. H. M. S. of the First Methodist church will meet Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with Mrs. Allen Miller on Third street. Hostesses for the afternoon wil be Mrs. Allen Miller. Mrs. James Harkless. Mrs. Dan Erwin, Mrs. George Chronister, Mrs. John Niblick, and Mrs. J. S. Boyers. Mrs. 1). 1). Heller wil have charge of the devotionals . and Mrs. C. D. Lewton will have charge of the lesson, her topic being “Epworth School”. A good attendance of the membership is desired. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Deitsch entertained Sunday for the Misses Justine Birkmcyer, of Coldwater. Ohio, Julia and Jenney Haggerty, of Celina. 0.. and Steve Birkmeyer of Coldwater. MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER FOR PROSPECTIVE BRIDE Complimentary to Miss Verona Snyder, whose marriage to Mr. Martin Stuckey, of Berne, will be an event of June, Miss Olive Walters was hostess at a pretty prenuptial party, Monday evening, at her. home on North Third street. The Walters home was resplendent for the occasion in huge baskets of cut spring flowers. The color scheme of blue, yellow and white was carried out in the decorations. When the hnoor guest arrived, she was met by little .Miss Patsy McConnell dressed as a miniature bride, who presented her with a lovely corsage of swansouia and yellow tea roses, and then led her to the dining room while Master Carl Sheets, nephew of the hostess, played "Here Comes the Bride’’ on the banjo. One by one, *he tiny bride presented a number of gifts to Miss Snyder, which, when opened, were found to contain many pretty and useful articles for the home. Three tables were then ananged for Bridge and two for Bunco. Misses Verona Snyder ami Velma Walters were pwarded prizes for high score in Bridge and Miss Mildred Bixler received the prize for Bunco. Both Miss Walters and Miss Bixler pre Rented their prizes to the bride-elect. Following the games, the tables were set for luncheon, with tiny bud vases containing white swansonia and small blue flowers centering each table. Assisted by Mrs. Fred McConnell and Mrs. Hay Sheets, the hostess served a lovely two-course luncheon. With the second course, yellow tea roses were given as favors to each guest. The guest list included Miss Verona Snyder, Miss Gladys Reffey, Miss Lulu Reffey, Miss Kathryn Hyland. Mrs. Robert Helm, Miss Bcrneta Tanvas, Miss Fern Passwater, Miss Ethel Tumbieson. Miss Midlred Bixler, Mrs. Fred McConnell, Mrs. Ray Sheets, Mrs. Francis Graber, Mrs. Clyde Butler, Mrs. Frank Geary, Mrs. E- Boknceht, Mrs. Joe McConnell. Miss Velma Walters, Miss Mabel Staley, Miss Twylo Snyder of Berne, Patsy McConnell and the hostess. Miss Olive Walters. WOMANS CLUB ORGANIZES JUNIOR CLUB The organization of a Junior Music and Dramatic Club, under the sponsorship of ,the Decatur Federated M onians Club, has been effected. The girls selected for membership, because < f tlieii* musical or dramatic ability, met. Monday evening, in the rest room at the Eublic Library and selected their officers as follows: president, Dorothy Haley; vice president, Mary Neptune: recording secre •ary, Mary Madeline Coverdale: cor responding secretary, Rosemary Holthouse; and treasurer, Doris Nelson. Ihe nominating committee who submitted the names for officers, com prised Miriam Parish, Cleora Baker, and Isabel Cloud. A program committee was appoint ed. tlie members of this committee being Dorothy Haley, Mary Jane De v <’r. Mary Neptune. Violet Squier, and Mary Madeline Coverdale. This group of girls will meet with a committee from the Music and Dramatic

Departments of the Woman’s Club to arrange the program lor the club year, which will open in the fall, and to draw- up a set of by-laws. This W Oman's “Club Committee comprises, Mrs. John Tyndall, Mrs. C. E. Bell, Miss Dessolee Chester, Mrs. Carrie Haubold, Mrs. May Holthouse, Mrs. Charles Knapp, Mrs. Jas. Arnold, MissDtdla Sellemeyer Mis. Dau Tyndall and Mrs. Bryce Thomas. The requirements for membership in the Junior Music and Dramatic (luh are as follows: Piano pupils must be aide to play third grade music, well, and must lie studying piano at the present time; voice members must liave a good singing voice ami promise to begin study during the present summer; dramatic, members must have capably taJc,en some part in home talent plays, or be able to give readings and promise to start study in dramatics at once. Only high school pupils are eligible to the Junior Club, and when a member is graduated from high school, if she has kept up witli the requirements of membership in the Junior Club, she will be eligible for membership in the Woman's Federated Club. The Club will hold meetings, beginning in the fall, on the last Monday night of each month. They will unite with the Womans Club in a party at Christinas time and at the closing of the club year. The personnel of the club and their classification is as follows: Florence Anderson, voice; Josephine Archbold, dramatic; Cleora Baker, voice; Arline Becker, saxaphone; Isabel Cloud, voice; Mary Madeline Coverdale, dramatic; Mary Jane DeVor, dramatic and voice, Helen Devor, dramatic and piano; Bernice De Voss, piano; Kathryn Fritziner, voice; Dorothy Haley, piano; Clothilda Harris, piano, J Louise Haubold, piano, . voice ami dramatic; Patsy Holthouse, piano and dramatic; Rosemary Holthouse, piano and dramatic; Anna Lankenau, dramatic; Betty Macklin, dramatic; I Madgeline Miller, piano; Deris Neli son, violin; Mary Neptune, dramatic 'and voice; Miriam Parish, piano; Dora Shosenberg, piano; Bernadine Shraluka, voice; Violet Squier, piano 'and saxaphone; Olive Teeters, piano; ! Margaret Vian, piano; Gretchen Winans, voice; and Anna Whines, dramatic.

The Ladies Aid Society of the Evangelical church will meet Thursday afternoon, at two o'clock prompt, in the church parlors. This will lie tlie last meeting of the month and tlie May Section have ananged a program for Illis meeting, All members and their fiieuds are requested to be present. NELSON FAMILY SURPRISED BY FRIENDS Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson and family were subjects of a delightful surprise, Monday evening, when a party of friends gathered quite unannounced at tlie supper hour, at their home on North Fourth street. The assembly hail brought baskets of food with them and a most delicious supper was enjoyed. The guests presented the new memtier of the Nelson family, Maby Leigh Edward, witli a baby walker. Those present included: Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Beery and grandson Billy Buck; Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Hower and daughters Marcella. Geraldine. Isabel and Catherine; Mr. and Mrs. Ben DeVor- sen Frank, and daughters Helen and Mary Jane; Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Bowen; Mr. and Mis. Charles Colter; Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Walters and daughter Dorothy; Mi. and Mrs. Edgar Wicks and Mrs. Ross Stoakes. o - Father Os John Hesher Dies At Bluffton, Monday zVdarn Hesher, 74, father of John Hesher. of this city, died at 6:3'> o’clock Monday evening, at his home in Bluffton. He had been ill for the last year suffering from cancer. Mr. Hesher was born at Mt. Sterling, 0., June 21. 1853. but. had been a resident of Wells county for the last 55 years. He served as superintendent ■1 Hie Wells county infirmary from 1910 to 1911- was iiwrk'd t 0 Sarah Ratliff, in Bluffton, April 24, IS75 ' . ~ Surviving are the widow and five sons: David Hesher, of Illinois; John Hesher, of Decalut; Frank Hesher, of While Pigeon, Michigan; James Hesher, cf Detroit, Mich., and Charles Hesher, of Bluffton. _ ———(J — Get the Habit—i rage at Home, it Pjvs

DRESS SHOES Three groups of shoes in broken sizes, values from $6. $7 all go in John I - Myers gale Thursday, Imlay and Saturday, in three prices. Imd vonr size. ' r sl,9a, $2.9a,

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, MAY 2ft. 1928

Personals

Mrs. Ciiarlos .Magley, route seven* is a patient at. the Methodist hospital In Fort Wayne, where she is recovering from a gall stone operation. Mrs. Magley underewnt the operation about three weeks ago. Miss Jeanette Steele, of Fort Wayne was an over Sunday guest of Misses Dorothy Miller and Esther Biggs, in this city. She was accompanied to her home Sunday evening by Misses Stella and Helen Draper. Dorothy Miller and Lawrence Wolpert. Miss Ella Mutschler, Mrs. Mabel Krick. Frederick Schroyer, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kirsch of this city, and the lattei's guest, Mrs. Win Nyffler of Indianapolis, motored to Indianapolis t ’day. where they wil) be guests for a few days at the Win Nyffler home, an I attended tin? races. Th’ new thlrty-three-iuch silk stockin s ought V enable ’em t’ step in a rumble seat with impunity. Th’ feller that's still carryin' tb’ same dinner bucket he started out with thirty years ago don’t seem t’ care fer luncheon clubs an’ mass thiukin’. —Abe Martin, Indianapolis News. Don Fair and Caiol Cole will attend the 500 mile races ut Indianapolis, tomorrow. The Old Home Week general committee met last evening but less than half the members were present and consequently no definite action could be taken as to the program. Another. meeting will be held Thursday evening of this week when it is hoped every member will be on hands so that the actual work can be started. L. C. Waring has returned from a trip to Columbus, Mississippi, where Lo visited his sister and other relatives and attended the commencement exercises of a nephew Mr. and Mrs. Earl Conner of Dayton, Ohio will visit friends in this county over Decoration Day. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan will leave in a few days for a trip through the east, visiting many points of interest and spend some time in the Berkshires. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Klepper and several of their children will leave next week on a motor trip through the east. In the gift distribution at the Central Electric Company's store, Saturday evening. Mrs. S. J. Bowers, of R. R. 4, was awarded the electric urn set; Mrs. l-jl Keller, of Monroe street, the electric heating pad; Lena McGill, 112 Pine street, the electric iron; Ella Reiter, R. R. 4, the electric toaster; and Harold Sautter,, 916 north Second si reel, an angel food cake baked in the electric range. A jarge number of people attended the drawing. Alice Jeanette, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Tumbieson, on north of Decatur, is confined to her home with the measles. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Aniline of Anderson visited here over Hie weekend.

A boy baby was born to Mr. and MrHobert Habegger. of French township, Monday morning. Colds Exhaust Ljonrlnerqi] / 7 SUCCESS I■ . i I I I I Where Service Is Paramount I "Z five hundred room I hotel located in the I down-town section—only three block f from the "circle" I Excellent parking ■ P> ara & e facilities I SPINK ARMS I HOTEL INDIANAPOLIS [ Wn. A* Holt, Proprietor ®

OHIO FARMER HANGSHIMSELF Willshire, ()., May 29—Ferderick S. Lillicli, 63, a former commissioner of Van Wert county, was found hanging In the hay mow of his barn four miles east of town at 6 o’clock Monday morning. The suicide was discovered by ills wife, who gave the alarm to neighbors. Coioner Alspaugh was summoned and with the aid of two sons and a neighbor the body was cut down. His neck was broken and the coroner stated that death was instantanous. Surviving are an invalid wife, one daughter and two sons. 11l health and financial worries are given as the cause for his act. o Hannah J. Alberson Dies Mrs. Hannah J. Alberson 79, former Adams county resident, died last Thursday at her home near Phoenix. Death was due to dropsy. Her husband Joshua Alberson, and five children sin vive. Berne Summer Bible School Has 356 Pupils Berne, May 29— (Special> —A total el’ 356 pupils enrolled in the Summer Bible School, which opened Monday. A larger enrollment is anticipated. The Rev. P. R. Schoeder is superintendent of Ihe school. o • Ossian Young Man Is Killed By A Train Raymond S. Fusselinan. 18 of Ossian U. S. sailor at tlie Great Lakes Naval Training station, was killed at 9:30 o'clock Saturday night when he was struck by a train netu the railroad station at Great Lakes, 111.. The message received by his father. Otto Fiisselni.nl. west of Ossian, failed t give detai.s but it is thought tlie boy was guarding Hie track when he was killed. The body was brought today to Fort Wayne to the home of his brother, Charles Fusselnian. Th.- funeral sei vices were to be held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Prospect church.west of Ossian, and burial will be made at Prosi>cct. Rev. A. S. Elzey of Ossian, will officiate. Tlie youth had been al the training

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